The moment some of you have been waiting for has arrived. I now have 3 Rose Bubbletip Anemones and 1 has got to go (since I don't have my anemone farm set up yet).
They've grown really really fast despite the fact that I DON'T target feed them as I am trying to reduce the amount of organic waste in my water.
Trying to come up with a fair price for this was quite hard. I have to take in a lot of factors including how much I paid for it, how rare it is, how much it costs elsewhere, how much people are willing to pay for it here, etc. So based on some factors, I've come up with $115.
There is a waiting list here so I'll go down the waiting list and the first person on the list nearest to the top can buy it for $115 and pick it up from me (no shipping please).
http://www.canreef.com/phpBB2/viewto...light=rose+bta
The list was:
1. Ryland
2. Sam
3. Andrew (CanadaWest)
4. Robert (Pirate)
5. Delphinus
6. Pocilipora
7. Tigger
8. EmilyB
9. Bongy
10. Sea Gnome.
Since Ryland doesn't have a tank set up, he will have to wait for the next clone. I already have my first clone (Rose #2) so I can cross myself off the list.
The one for sale is the top one in this pic:
You can see the growth rate in the past year from the time I got the clone to today. Click on the image below to see the full gallery.
ROSE GALLERY
I paid $135 for my original much smaller clone. The prices I've seen currently for small clones are (in $US):
Portland
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...se+and+anemone
$90US
Seattle
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...se+and+anemone
$125
California
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...se+and+anemone
$50US
EBAY
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...se+and+anemone
$75US
CQuarium
http://www.cart32.com/estore/templat...d=010706&cid=3
$199US
Tropical Paradise
http://www.tpaquarium.com/products/category.php?CA=6
$125US
Phishy Business
http://www.phishybusiness.com/anemones.php
$99US
LiveAquaria
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...=23&pCatId=869
$129US
King Ed Pets
Large $299Cdn
Once I find a buyer, it might take a few weeks to get the amenome onto a smaller rock so be aware of that.